271st Fleet

The 271st Fleet is the Numbered Imperial fleet serving the Third Imperium stationed in the Rure Subsector .

Overview

This fleet is unusual because of its size and composition. There are seven HUGE squadrons of mostly light cruisers. Most of the hulls are inexpensive planetoids, packed with as many heavy nuclear-tipped missile batteries and the largest spinal mounts they can carry and power. The swarm of meson armed ships was hoped to be able to overwhelm smaller numbers of larger ships of the line. Refueling operations can present some problems for this fleet and the combat vessels are limited to jump 3 drives. This fleet is primarily seen as a defensive screening force and optimized for firepower and not strategic mobility.

The 935th CruRon was paid for and assigned from sector fleet level assets. This squadron was attached to facilitate long range (jump 6) strikes and penetration raids to an otherwise defensive fleet posture.

The 6562 AssltRon carries the Munnarn fleet marine troop strength to the enemy for planetary assault operations.

In the Classic Era 1115, Pre-Virus, the fleet consists of the:

8184th CruRon

Stationed at Munnarn (Gushemege 1013) A410553-F

• 4 Griswold class Light Cruisers
• 1 Assassin class Light Cruiser
• 2 Blunt Force class Light Cruisers
• 10 Grinder class Light Cruisers
• 1 Death's Head class Light Cruiser
• 1 Bastion class Battle Cruiser

8183rd CruRon

Stationed at Lishuggi (Gushemege 1019) A565640-A

• 4 Griswold class Light Cruisers
• 4 Assassin class Light Cruisers
• 15 Grinder class Light Cruisers
• 1 Death's Head class Light Cruiser
• 1 Bastion class Battle Cruiser

4321 TankRon

Stationed at Chansingol (Gushemege 1319) B570697-9

• 3 400,000ton Super Tankers
• 2 Assassin class Light Cruisers
• 15 Grinder class Light Cruisers
• 1 Death's Head class Light Cruiser
• 2 Bastion class Battle Cruisers

8181st CruRon

Stationed at Imaparlu (Gushemege 1616) B5569A7-A

• 15 Grinder class Light Cruisers
• 2 Death's Head class Light Cruisers
• 2 Afterthought class Scouts
• 2 Bastion class Battle Cruisers
• 3 Payback class Destroyers

935th CruRon

Stationed at Lanaas (Gushemege 1414) B999453-D

• 1 Manx Class Fleet Intruder
• 1 Fulda Class Scout Cruiser
• 9 Sniper Class Strike Cruisers
• 4 100ton Fleet Scouts
• 4 400ton Fleet Couriers
• 3 400,000ton Super Tankers

8179th CruRon

Stationed at Usdiki (Gushemege 1015) A6649EF-E

• 1 Assassin Class Light Cruiser
• 15 Grinder Class Light Cruisers
• 2 Death's Head Class Light Cruiser
• 2 Afterthought Class Scouts
• 2 Bastion Class Battle Cruisers

6562nd AssltRon

Stationed at Ushamdidishar (Gushemege 1213) B8C36A9-B

• 1 Super Tanker
• 2 Assault Carriers
• 4 Pharos Class Destroyers
• 4 Couriers
• 4 Fleet Scouts

For a subsector fleet total of:

• 8 Griswold Class Light Cruisers
• 8 Assassin Class Light Cruisers
• 8 Blunt Class Light Cruisers
• 3 Payback Class Destroyers
• 8 Bastion Class Battle Cruisers
• 4 Afterthought Class Scouts
• 70 Grinder Class Light Cruisers
• 7 Death's Head Class Light Cruisers

This massive formation requires 244 pilots, and cost the subsector government a whopping MCr. 996,428.804

Platoon Drop Ship Class Marine Cutter

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• Rebellion Sourcebook, p. 26.
• Ronald B. Kline, Jr.